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New Sofacy Attacks Against US Government Agency

Palo Alto Unit 42by Bryan Lee ()7 min read1
Analyze CVE-2015-1641 with Vani AIImpact, affected versions, exploitation, mitigations and detection

Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2015-1641
Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft Office via Malicious RTF Files
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Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
domainmunimonoce.comanalysis of those payloads revealed one primary C2 domain, munimonoce[.]com, and three secondary C2 domains, www.wscapi[.]com, www.ta
domainservicecdp.comPrevenity appeared to only have a single primary C2 domain, servicecdp[.]com. This domain also appears to be newly created for this sp
domainstorsvc.orgondary C2 domains, www.wscapi[.]com, www.tabsync[.]net, and storsvc[.]org. The secondary C2 domains may appear familiar, as they we
domaintabsync.net]com, and three secondary C2 domains, www.wscapi[.]com, www.tabsync[.]net, and storsvc[.]org. The secondary C2 domains may appear f
domainwscapi.commain, munimonoce[.]com, and three secondary C2 domains, www.wscapi[.]com, www.tabsync[.]net, and storsvc[.]org. The secondary C2 d
ipv4191.101.31.6ill send network beacons to, specifically “google.com” and “191.101.31.6”. These beacons are sent to the legitimate website google.c
ipv466.172.11.2072 domain munimonoce[.]com previously had resolved to the IP 66.172.11.207, which was previously identified as a primary C2 IP for a S
sha25603cb76bdc619fac422d2b954adfa511e7ecabc106adce804b1834581b5913bcave been created SofacyCarberp Indicators Delivery Documents 03cb76bdc619fac422d2b954adfa511e7ecabc106adce804b1834581b5913bca (Exercise_Noble_Partner_16.rtf) 12572c2fc2b0298ffd4305ca532
sha25612572c2fc2b0298ffd4305ca532317dc8b97ddfd0a05671066fe594997ec38f5c106adce804b1834581b5913bca (Exercise_Noble_Partner_16.rtf) 12572c2fc2b0298ffd4305ca532317dc8b97ddfd0a05671066fe594997ec38f5 (Putin_Is_Being_Pushed_to_Prepare_for_War.rtf and Russian a
sha25657d230ddaf92e2d0504e5bb12abf52062114fb8980c5ecc413116b1d6ffedf1ba854130c652dcc6d29b203ee230ce0603c83d9f11bbcacc (iprpp.dll) 57d230ddaf92e2d0504e5bb12abf52062114fb8980c5ecc413116b1d6ffedf1b (clconfg.dll) Command and Control 191.101.31.6 munimonoce[.
sha25669940a20ab9abb31a03fcefe6de92a16ed474bbdff3288498851afc12a834261097a46e08f48b971570ef4667fbfd6b7301 (amdcache.dll) Payloads 69940a20ab9abb31a03fcefe6de92a16ed474bbdff3288498851afc12a834261 (svchost.dll) aeeab3272a2ed2157ebf67f74c00fafc787a2b9bbaa17
sha256aeeab3272a2ed2157ebf67f74c00fafc787a2b9bbaa17a03be1e23d4cb273632fcefe6de92a16ed474bbdff3288498851afc12a834261 (svchost.dll) aeeab3272a2ed2157ebf67f74c00fafc787a2b9bbaa17a03be1e23d4cb273632 (clconfg.dll) dfa8a85e26c07a348a854130c652dcc6d29b203ee230c
sha256be1cfa10fcf2668ae01b98579b345ebe87dab77b6b1581c368d1aba9fd2f10a0b952503a2e6f016356e02ee31dea36c713141d4f3785 (btecache.dll) be1cfa10fcf2668ae01b98579b345ebe87dab77b6b1581c368d1aba9fd2f10a0 (bitsprex3.dll) fbd5c2cf1c1f17402cc313fe3266b097a46e08f48b9
sha256c2551c4e6521ac72982cb952503a2e6f016356e02ee31dea36c713141d4f3785or_War.rtf and Russian anti-Nato troops.rtf) Loader Trojans c2551c4e6521ac72982cb952503a2e6f016356e02ee31dea36c713141d4f3785 (btecache.dll) be1cfa10fcf2668ae01b98579b345ebe87dab77b6b15
sha256dfa8a85e26c07a348a854130c652dcc6d29b203ee230ce0603c83d9f11bbcaccf67f74c00fafc787a2b9bbaa17a03be1e23d4cb273632 (clconfg.dll) dfa8a85e26c07a348a854130c652dcc6d29b203ee230ce0603c83d9f11bbcacc (iprpp.dll) 57d230ddaf92e2d0504e5bb12abf52062114fb8980c5ecc
sha256fbd5c2cf1c1f17402cc313fe3266b097a46e08f48b971570ef4667fbfd6b73018579b345ebe87dab77b6b1581c368d1aba9fd2f10a0 (bitsprex3.dll) fbd5c2cf1c1f17402cc313fe3266b097a46e08f48b971570ef4667fbfd6b7301 (amdcache.dll) Payloads 69940a20ab9abb31a03fcefe6de92a16ed4

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7 min read at unit42.paloaltonetworks.com

The Sofacy group, also known as APT28, is a well-known threat group that frequently conducts cyber espionage campaigns. Recently, Unit 42 identified a spear phishing e-mail from the Sofacy group that targeted the United States government.

Palo Alto Unit 42

By Bryan Lee · unit42.paloaltonetworks.com

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